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1 Karshapana
| Issuer | Kurara, City of |
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| Year | 201 BC - 101 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Edge | Plain, irregular |
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| Mintage | ND (201 BC - 101 BC) - Struck circa 2nd century BC |
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Kurara was a minor city-state authority operating within the broader punch-marked coin tradition of post-Mauryan India, a period when central imperial control had fragmented and local powers began asserting independent issue rights. These bronze karshapanas are among the more obscure civic issues of the era, with Kurara's identification itself dependent on punch-mark symbol analysis rather than any explicit inscription.